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Chinese ship scouts deep-ocean floor in South Pacific
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Taiwan badminton star Tai Tzu-ying announces retirement
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MLS Revolution name Mitrovic as new head coach
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Trump gives Hungary's Orban one-year Russia oil sanctions reprieve
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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub formally charged
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US accuses Iran in plot to kill Israeli ambassador in Mexico
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New Zealand 'Once Were Warriors' director Tamahori dies
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Hungary's Orban wins Russian oil sanctions exemption from Trump
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More than 1,000 flights cut in US shutdown fallout
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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Netanyahu
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Countries agree to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034
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Hamilton faces stewards after more frustration
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World's tallest teen Rioux sets US college basketball mark
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Trump pardons three-time World Series champ Strawberry
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Verstappen suffers setback in push for fifth title
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Earth cannot 'sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
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Wales boss Tandy expects Rees-Zammit to make bench impact against the Pumas
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James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97
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Medical all-clear after anti-Trump package opened at US base
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Sabalenka beats Anisimova in pulsating WTA Finals semi
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Iran unveils monument to ancient victory in show of post-war defiance
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MLS Revolution name Mitrovic as hew head coach
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Brazil court reaches majority to reject Bolsonaro appeal against jail term
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Norris grabs pole for Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race
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More than 1,200 flights cut across US in govt paralysis
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NFL Cowboys mourn death of defensive end Kneeland at 24
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At COP30, nations target the jet set with luxury flight tax
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Trump hosts Hungary's Orban, eyes Russian oil sanctions carve-out
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All Blacks 'on edge' to preserve unbeaten Scotland run, says Savea
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Alpine say Colapinto contract about talent not money
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Return of centuries-old manuscripts key to France-Mexico talks
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Byrne adamant Fiji no longer overawed by England
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Ex-footballer Barton guilty over 'grossly offensive' X posts
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Key nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards
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Brazil court mulls Bolsonaro appeal against jail term
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Rybakina sinks Pegula to reach WTA Finals title match
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Earth 'can no longer sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
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Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy noms with nine
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Ex-British soldier fights extradition over Kenyan woman's murder
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Kolisi to hit Test century with his children watching
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Alex Marquez fastest in practice ahead of Portuguese MotoGP
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Tech selloff drags stocks down on AI bubble fears
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Blasts at Indonesia school mosque injure more than 50
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Contepomi says lead-in to Wales match a 'challenge' for Argentina
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Nashville police worked Tuesday to pin down a motive behind a murderous rampage that saw three elementary school pupils and three staff shot dead by a heavily armed former student in a carefully planned and executed assault.
Founder of Afghan girls' school project arrested in Kabul
The founder of a project that campaigned for girls' education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the United Nations said Tuesday.
Female shooter kills 3 children, 3 staff at Nashville school
A heavily-armed 28-year-old woman killed three children and three staff at a private elementary school in Nashville Monday before being shot dead by police, in the latest outburst of gun violence to shock the United States.
Female shooter kills 3 children, 3 adults at Nashville school
A 28-year-old woman killed three children and three staff at a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday before being shot dead by police, in the latest outburst of gun violence to shock the United States.
Florida set to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law to all school years
Florida is expected to ban the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in all school grades, expanding a controversial law championed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis ahead of his widely expected presidential run.
Russia's Asia pivot spurs boom in Chinese classes
Every Sunday, Chinese tutor Kirill Burobin begins work in the early morning and is kept busy until midnight.
Rap battle: young Tunisians fight stigma with the arts
"We're sick of being seen as thugs," said Mohamed Ali Ayari, a rapper from a down-at-heel Tunis district, where jobless youth are finding a voice through music, cinema and photography.
Hundreds of thousands strike in UK over pay
Teachers, London Underground train drivers and civil servants joined striking doctors Wednesday in a mass stoppage as Britain's finance minister unveiled his tax and spending plans.
Dawn school trial for drowsy teens draws outcry in Indonesia
Every morning in a city in Indonesia's far east, sleepy teenagers can be seen trudging zombie-like through the streets on their reluctant way to school.
Taliban free Afghan educator who protested women's university ban: aide
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have freed a detained academic, his aide told AFP on Monday, months after he used a television appearance to protest the ban on women's university education.
Afghan universities reopen but women still barred
Male students trickled back to their classes Monday after Afghan universities reopened following a winter break but women remain barred by Taliban authorities.
French teenager charged with murder over teacher killing: lawyer
Prosecutors on Friday charged a 16-year-old boy with murder over the fatal stabbing of his Spanish teacher during class earlier this week in southwest France, his lawyer said.
'Existential war': Putin steels Russia for long conflict
When Russia introduced patriotism classes in primary and secondary schools last September, Tatyana Chervenko decided she was not going to peddle Kremlin "propaganda" to her eighth-grade students in Moscow.
Biden demands Congress act on gun violence after latest mass shooting
US President Joe Biden called on Congress Tuesday to act against America's epidemic of gun violence, one day after a new massacre on a Michigan university campus killed three people and injured five.
One in 3 schoolchildren lacks access to drinking water: UN
One in three children worldwide does not have access to clean drinking water while at school, impacting their health and ability to learn, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Florida presses bid to roll back Disney special status
Florida lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill that would allow the state to take control of the area around Walt Disney World that has until now been controlled by the entertainment giant.
ChatGPT maker fields tool for spotting AI-written text
Creators of a ChatGPT bot causing a stir for its ability to mimic human writing on Tuesday released a tool designed to detect when written works are authored by artificial intelligence.
Bullying prompted French schoolboy's suicide: mother
The mother of a 13-year-old boy who killed himself in eastern France this month said Monday she believed homophobic bullying by classmates had "triggered" his suicide.
Library thrives in Pakistan's 'wild west' gun market town
When the din of Pakistan's most notorious weapons market becomes overwhelming, arms dealer Muhammad Jahanzeb slinks away from his stall, past colleagues test-firing machine guns, to read in the hush of the local library.
US college admissions scam mastermind gets 3.5 years in jail
The mastermind of a sprawling US college admissions scam that saw actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman serve jail time was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Wednesday.
Several foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff
Several foreign aid groups announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
Top UN, NGO officials to meet over Taliban ban on women staff
Top officials from the United Nations and dozens of NGOs operating in Afghanistan are meeting in Kabul Sunday to discuss the way ahead after the Taliban authorities ordered all NGOs to stop women employees from working, aid officials said.
Afghan women banned from university 'for not following dress code'
Afghan universities were declared off limits to women because female students were not following instructions including a proper dress code, the Taliban's minister for higher education said Thursday.
#LetHerLearn: Afghans use social media to protest university ban
Afghans voiced outrage on social media Wednesday over the Taliban's ban on women attending university, using the hashtag #LetHerLearn -- one of the only ways people can still protest in the country.
Brain drain: Zimbabwe fears losing teachers to the UK
After an exodus of nurses, Zimbabwe now faces losing its teachers as a new British recruitment policy threatens a fresh brain drain in the southern African country confronting a devastated economy.
'Work without limits': Japan's teachers battle for change
In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and could last until nearly midnight. Two months later, he suffered "karoshi" -- death from overwork.
Headscarf debate reaches Turkish parliament ahead of elections
Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party on Friday submitted a constitutional amendment to parliament enshrining women's right to wear headscarves at work and in daily life, reviving a hugely divisive issue in the officially secular state.
Uganda closes schools to fight Ebola, new cases fall
Uganda closed schools nationwide on Friday to curb the spread of Ebola, despite the health minister insisting to AFP that new cases had declined.
Interactive play gives Spain teens insight into gender violence
The row started with something minor: 'Edu' was laughing at something on his phone but refused to show it to his girlfriend 'Ali'. She got upset and they started arguing.
Hazara girl wounded in deadly Afghan attack triumphs in exams
A month after losing her eye in a deadly suicide bomb attack on her academy, a young Hazara woman has finished among the top candidates in Afghanistan's tough university entrance exams.
Fleeing jihadist violence, Niger pupils return to school
With blue schoolbags bouncing off their backs, hundreds of schoolchildren hurtle down small sand dunes eager to attend class again.
US Supreme Court's right-wing skeptical of using race in college admissions
The conservative-majority US Supreme Court appeared poised on Monday to ban the use of race as a factor in deciding who gets into America's elite universities.